INDUSTRY NEWS Minister President Kretschmann:
‘New Group HQ offers freedom to think’ Official opening ceremony for Schuler Innovation Tower attended by numerous leading figures from business and politics
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ith guests of honor from business and politics, as well as representatives
from the city of Göppingen and members of its own staff, Schuler today officially inaugurated its new Group headquarters, the Schuler Innovation Tower (S. I. T.). The twelve-story engineering and technology center will provide 750 workspaces with cutting- edge technology, outstanding communication possibilities, and a company restaurant for Schuler employees.
Minister President
Kretschmann: prime example of a hidden champion At the opening ceremony, Baden- Württemberg’s Minister President Winfried Kretschmann stated: “From the exceptional quality of their vocational training, to their commitment to inspiring children and teenagers in the region to take an interest in science and technology, to their activities in the field of corporate social responsibility – Schuler has always been an innovator with an eye to the future. This is also borne out by the new Group headquarters, the largest investment in the company’s long history. It’s a building that provides plenty of space to work and plenty of freedom to think. And these two aspects are what make Schuler a prime example of
“Schuler has managed to reinvent the press over and over again,” said Baden-Württemberg’s Minister President Winfried Kretschmann.
a hidden champion from Baden- Württemberg.”
CEO Klebert: driving future topics
Schuler’s CEO Stefan Klebert explained: “As the market leader in metal forming, we need excellent employees. And with our new S. I. T., we can offer outstanding working conditions for such good people. The fact that our
innovation center was built here in Göppingen is also further proof of the company’s clear commitment to its roots and to Germany as a location for premium technology. From our base in the Schuler Innovation Tower, we will continue to drive the future topics of plant and machine engineering, the digitization of products and company processes, and the field of electromobility.”
About the Schuler Group –
www.schulergroup.com
Schuler is the world market leader in metal forming technology. The company supplies presses, automation solutions, dies, process know- how, and services for the entire metalworking industry and lightweight automotive design. Customers include automobile manufacturers and suppliers as well as companies from the forging, household appliances, packaging, energy, and electronics industries. Schuler is the leading supplier of minting presses and supplies system solutions for aerospace, rail transport, and large pipe manufacturing. In 2016, Schuler posted sales of € 1,174.2 million. Following the acquisition of toolmaker AWEBA and a majority stake in Chinese press manufacturing company Yadon, Schuler employs around 6,600 members of staff in 40 countries. The Austrian ANDRITZ Group holds a majority share in Schuler.
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BDI President Kempf: mid- size companies must remain backbone
At the ceremony in Göppingen, the President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Dieter Kempf, demanded more political backing for small and mid-sized companies: “The fact that Germany is one of the few industrialized nations not to give tax breaks for research and not to provide
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